Condiment holder



Oct. 1,7, 1939. H. c. NAYLOR CONDIMENT HOLDER Filed June 9, 1938 llllllllllllllllllllllll l` Herer C. Na'yor Patented Oct. 17, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to a condiment holder or shaker, mainly designed for use with salt and pepper, the general object of the invention being to provide the holder or receptacle with two chambers for receiving two different kinds of condiments and provided with a closed top, with the outlet perforations arranged in the sides so that practically no moisture can enter the chambers.

Another object of the invention is to provide ledges or i'langes above the outer ends of the perforations to check the entrance of moisture through said perforations and to so arrange the perforations that material from one chamber can be shaken out through the perforations of said chamber without material in the other chamber passing from its perforations.

'I'he invention also consists in certain other features of construction, combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and specifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing the invention in detail reference will be had to the accompanying drawing wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:v

Fig. l is an elevation of the invention.

Fig. 2 is a similar view but taken at right angles to Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view through Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the invention.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary elevation, partly in section, showing a modification of the invention.

In this drawing, the numeral I indicates the body of the receptacle, which has its upper open end closed by a screw top 2 and a vertical partition 3 divides the receptacle into a large chamber and a small chamber, the large one being intended to hold salt,v for instance, and the smaller one pepper. Of course, the device is not limited to such materials. A projection 4 is formed at the center of the .exterior Wall of each chamber, so that the projections are opposite each other, and each projection has a number of downwardly and inwardly sloping passages or perforations 5 therein which communicate each chamber with the atmosphere. Recesses 6 are formed in the outer face of each projection, each recess having a straight upper wall and a downwardly and outwardly sloping lower wall and the passages or perforations open out through these sloping walls. Thus an overhanging wall is arranged above each series of perforations or passages.

In the modification shown in Fig. 5 the projections 4 are internally arranged with the passages 6 passing through them as before described and flanges 'l overlie the passages, as shown, these flanges having sloping upper walls and straight or horizontal lower walls.

Both arrangements of passages or perforations prevent moisture from entering the chambers to aiect the material and as it is necessary to tilt or place the receptacle on its side in order to shake the material through the periorations, only, the material in the lowermost chamber will be shaken therefrom, as the perforations of the other chamber are uppermost and no material can pass therethrough.

Thus I have avoided having the perforations in the top and the attendant danger of moisture and dirt and dust entering the same and while the drawing shows the device provided with a screw top, it will, of course be understood that any suitable top may be provided or the top may be made solid and suitably closed openings formed in the bottom, for enabling the material to be placed in the chambers.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in the construction, combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided such changes fall within the scope of the appended claim.

What I claim and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

A condiment holder having a closed top, projections on the outer surfaces of the holder having upwardly and outwardly sloping passages therein disposed approximately at right angles to bevelled recesses in their outer surfaces, horizontal flanges overhanging the bevelled recesses and having their outer edges in vertical alignment and a partition within the holder.

HERBERT CLEASON NAYLOR. 

